Elizabeth Chats With…Terri Nixon
Memory can be a fickle friend at times. I plan these interviews several months ahead of time and earlier this year, I was chatting to this month’s guest at a […]
Taking the High Road: Snow & Photos
Our planned start at 6am doesn’t quite work out, but we are on the road well before 7. By the time we stop for breakfast two and a half hours […]
A Writerly Round-Up: Blowing My Own Trumpet and Planning the Future
It’s been a busy few months. I spent much of May and June working on the publicity and logistics for our town’s annual summer festival, which took place earlier this […]
Elizabeth Chats With…Bodicia
[A while back, I wrote a guest post about my ideal writing day and how it differs from reality. Today, I’ve invited the host of that blog to come and […]
Day 8: The End of the Road
Our plan to spend our final morning on another (more accessible) beach is scuppered by the heavy sea mist that rolls in overnight. So we spend the time chilling out […]
Day 7: Now We Are Six!
Today we see a new side of Geoffrey. To the clergyman and the steam buff, we must now add mountain goat. As Margaret is again working, we decide to take […]
Day 6: Of Monuments and Steam
We start the day at Morar Station awaiting the Jacobite steam train on its journey from Fort William to Mallaig. David Bailey Pearson (DBP) positions herself atop a five-bar gate […]
Day 5: Father’s Day
It is as though the mist has never existed! We finally believe we are surrounded by mountains, both on the mainland and on the islands and after church we lounge […]
Day 4: Blue Skye and Mountains
The mountains are still hidden and the islands are mostly being bashful, but Skye is visible as we jump in the car and head for the ferry. Sheila and I […]
Day 3: They’re Out There Somewhere!
Margaret and Geoffrey assure us the view from their lounge window includes Skye Eigg and Rum. We believe them because our sister, like us, has been brought up to be […]
Travels With My Niece’s Aunt
Recently, my sister Margaret moved to Mallaig, on the north-west coast of Scotland. Earlier this month my other sister, Sheila, and I drove up to visit her. This would be […]